Southern Memory

The bringing down of a nineteenth century moment dedicated to white supremacy and terrorism in New Orleans last week has reminded all of us of the ways in which Civil War and Reconstruction still loom large in American memory. Arguing over old neo-Confederate monuments, or state support for flying the Confederate flag, has a new lease on life in both an “Age of Trump” and an “Age of Black Lives Matter.” That the nation is at a crossroads of race and memory right now—just as the United States wrestles with both the legacy of Barack Obama and the presidency of Read more

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@erin_bartram @Historiann @TheTattooedProf @TryingBiology @williamrblack @BenjaminEPark @LDBurnett @petecajka @monicalmercado @sarageorgini @WilliamCossen It's wonderful to be included in this list, @erin_bartram! Seeing/meeting so many people at #USIH2017 was a definite highlight of 2017 for me as well!

@t_lacy Great post, @t_lacy. #USIH2017 was our first year to manage the book exhibit ourselves. Big shoutout to @whitney_nell for updating the publisher contact list & to @sarageorgini for designing sponsorship tiers. #USIH volunteers rock!

@dw_rinn @RayHaberski @LDBurnett I know you're not a podcast listener but I think you'll want to listen to this one since it's all about the fantastic Dallas #USIH2017 conference that you organized. #USIH

Two questions: Which donors will pony up with dark money for Sattler? Will snowflakes who conflate Christianity with displays of (white nationalist) militaristic patriotism support Sattler's no oaths/no military service position? @FoxNews #highered #USIH /FIN

Saw a link to a Fox News story re: "Sattler College," new Christian college opening in 2018 that won't provide "safe spaces." Take a look at docs on file w/ Mass. Board of Education (thread): https://t.co/h4KV6Cz5Us #USIH #highered #LowerEd?